I rented a 2023 Ford Escape FWD with 1.5T in Puerto Rico.
It managed 26 MPG in island stop and go driving. It’s noisy and motor starts up noisy and quiets quickly.
Pros:
Ice Cold AC
Room for 5
Hold 3 large suitcase with ease
Decent pep
Reasonably comfortable
Decent transmission
Cons:
Screams cheap with plastic interior including trim and steering wheel
Start/stop execution is really poor and abrupt
Noisy on highway
Stupid location for starter button on angle with odd reach (wife said that’s an American car)
Max AC fan design American my wife said, incredibly noisy difficult to carry conversation
Not sure why you’d buy to be a new an overgrown Ford Escort given competition out there.
It managed 26 MPG in island stop and go driving. It’s noisy and motor starts up noisy and quiets quickly.
Pros:
Ice Cold AC
Room for 5
Hold 3 large suitcase with ease
Decent pep
Reasonably comfortable
Decent transmission
Cons:
Screams cheap with plastic interior including trim and steering wheel
Start/stop execution is really poor and abrupt
Noisy on highway
Stupid location for starter button on angle with odd reach (wife said that’s an American car)
Max AC fan design American my wife said, incredibly noisy difficult to carry conversation
Not sure why you’d buy to be a new an overgrown Ford Escort given competition out there.